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HAMILTON – Colgate men's basketball junior Tom Rivard tallied his first career double-double, but it wasn't enough as the Raiders fell victim to a hot-shooting Lehigh squad and the Mountain Hawks earned a 76-62 victory Wednesday evening at Cotterell Court.
 
Rivard finished with team-best marks of 16 points and 10 rebounds. First-year Will Rayman followed with 12 points. Colgate was strong from downtown, shooting 50.0 percent (12-for-24) from three-point range, but the Raiders were just 39.2 percent (20-for-51) from the field.
 
A pair of three-pointers from junior Sean O'Brien and baskets from Rayman and Rivard got Colgate out to a quick 10-2 lead as the Raiders didn't allow Lehigh to make a field goal until the 16:30 mark. The Mountain Hawks answered with a 19-5 run over the next six minutes to jump ahead 21-15 with 10:24 on the clock.  
 
A Rayman trey broke the Lehigh streak and sparked an 8-3 Colgate run that pulled the Raiders within one at 24-23 with 6:48 to play. The Colgate deficit remained at one at 28-27 with 4:01 on the clock, but eight points from two-time defending Patriot League Player of the Year Tim Kempton guided Lehigh to a 12-3 half-closing streak that gave the Mountain Hawks a 40-30 advantage heading into the locker room.
 
Lehigh stretched its lead to 12 at 48-36 just over three minutes into the second half. Colgate answered with a trio three-pointers to string together a 9-2 Raider run and force a Mountain Hawk timeout as Colgate found itself within 50-45 with 13:46 to play.
 
Lehigh quickly thwarted yet another Raider run as the Mountain Hawks embarked on a 12-2 streak over the next five minutes to jump ahead 62-47 with under eight minutes left on the clock.
 
The Raiders weren't able to get closer than nine the rest of the way as Lehigh continued to pull away for a 76-62 win.  
 
BOTTOM LINE

• Lehigh 76, Colgate 62

 
WON-LOST RECORDS

• The Raiders snap a two-game winning streak and end the first half of Patriot League play with a 4-5 record. Colgate is now 6-16 overall.
• Lehigh improves to 12-8 on the season and 6-3 in Patriot League play.

 
KEY RAIDER INFO

• Rivard's 16 points were aided by a career high-tying three three-pointers.
• Rayman's 12 points marked his 17th double-digit scoring effort of the season.
• Sophomore Francisco Amiel dished a team-best four assists.

 
FACTS & FIGURES

• Colgate finished the game shooting 39.2 percent (20-for-51) from the field, highlighted by a 47.4 (9-for-19) first-half percentage.
• The Raiders were 50 percent (12-for-24) from downtown and 58.8 percent (10-for-17) from the free throw line.
• Lehigh finished the game shooting 51.9 percent (28-for-54) from the field, 50 percent (8-for-16) from three-point range and 85.7 percent (12-for-14) from the charity stripe.
• Kempton registered a game-high 23 points to along with 10 rebounds.

 
UP NEXT

• The Raiders hit the road for their next two Patriot League games, beginning with a Sunday matinee at American.
• The game will be nationally-televised on CBS Sports Network.
• Tipoff from Washington, D.C. is set for 2 p.m. Sunday.
• All information on how to follow can be found at Game Central.